Deliver Us From Putin's Evil

 Psalm 7:14-16

Behold, the wicked man conceives evil
    and is pregnant with mischief
    and gives birth to lies.
   He makes a pit, digging it out,
    and falls into the hole that he has made.
   His mischief returns upon his own head,
    and on his own skull his violence descends. ESV

 God of the heavens and earth, you who are holy and hate evil,

Today, as we witness the rise of evil birthed in the mind of Vladimir Putin, we implore you to destroy the evil to which he gives birth.

Stop in its tracks the violence and destruction created by this Putin’s wickedness.

We, your people, confess that our instinct is to be silent, but we have seen the result of the church remaining silent and weak in opposing pure evil: Hitler rises.

Give us the courage to use whatever tiny drop of difference we can make in the vast ocean of opinion to spur the world to persist in defeating Putin.

God of Mighty Armies, bring swift judgment on Putin’s head. Avenge the wrongs done upon the innocent people of Ukraine.

Deliver us from Putin’s evil.

For yours is the power. Show us your glory.

Amen.

(Inspired by Tish Harrison Warren, “Go Ahead. Pray for Putin’s Demise.” www.christianitytoday.com, March 8, 2022)